FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Authorities have identified a woman who they say was shot by an officer as she held a knife to an innocent bystander in Fresno last week. The shooting happened Thursday afternoon at the Fax Transit Center on Blackstone near Shields avenues. The Fresno Police Department says 39-year-old Joanna Lopez held the…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A Fresno City Employee remains in critical condition after a brutal attack in Fresno’s Chinatown. The employee is 56-year-old Tim Smith. He’s worked for the city for 20 years. Police say 30-year-old Dyllan Padavona attacked Smith near Kern and G Streets on Friday morning. Officials say Smith was working alone on…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A Fresno City Employee remains in critical condition after a brutal attack in Fresno’s Chinatown. The employee is 56-year-old Tim Smith. He’s worked for the city for 20 years. Police say 30-year-old Dyllan Padavona attacked Smith near Kern and G Streets on Friday morning. Officials say Smith was working alone on…… MORE
Last week we learned that California’s twice-elected Insurance Commissioner doesn’t bother showing up to most meetings. The week prior, Ricardo Lara’s jaw-dropping world travel on the taxpayer’s dime was uncovered. Now we’ve come to learn Lara has used funds from a nonexistent run for the Lt. Gov’s office to eat and drink at some of…… MORE
Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer joined KMJ host Jim Franklin this week on The Ray Appleton Show to discuss a couple of hot topics: Cannabis and High Speed Rail… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A Fresno city employee was seriously injured in an unprovoked attack on Friday morning. The attack happened around 7:30 a.m. in the area of Kern and G streets. Fresno police say a city employee was working on an electrical box when the suspect walked up and struck him in the back of…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — The man who was shot and killed in southwest Fresno on Thursday has been identified as 24-year-old Taylor Washington. Police say they received a ShotSpotter notification around 5 pm on George Avenue near Bardell Avenue. Officers found Washington with multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to Community Regional Medical Center, where…… MORE
PIXLEY, CA (KMJ) Two motorcyclists were killed overnight in Pixley in what investigators say may have been a case of “chicken” gone horribly wrong. The CHP says they received a report of an injury crash on Market Street, south of Court Ave. around 12:30am Friday. Two adult males were lying in the roadway. The preliminary…… MORE
FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Three Fresno High School students are in juvenile hall Thursday for sexually assaulting a 10-year-old child. The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office says they arrested three 14-year-old boys on campus after a school resource officer was told they were sharing explicit video earlier this month. Investigators say that the video showed the…… MORE
FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — The Fresno County court case against the man accused of killing Debbie Dorian is now set for a jury trial. On Thursday, a judge said he expects attorneys on both sides to be ready for jury selection on January 12, 2026. The attorneys said they understood and stated that the…… MORE
